Silly | Mean of silly in English Dictionary

/ˈsɪli/

• having or showing a lack of thought, understanding, or good judgment
1. I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes.
2. The idea does seem a bit silly.
3. That's the silliest thing I've ever heard.
4. You drove in this weather? What a silly thing to do!
5. Silly me. I locked myself out of the car again.
6. Ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer.
7. He looks silly [=ridiculous] wearing that huge floppy hat.
8. “I can't ask you to do that.” “Don't be silly. It is my pleasure.”
• not practical or sensible
1. What a silly little purse. It looks too small to hold everything that I'd need to carry.
• not serious, meaningful, or important
1. I'm tired of watching silly movies.
2. The book was a silly waste of time.

• playful and funny
1. I like a man who can be silly without being immature.
2. He made a silly face.
3. He has a silly sense of humor.
• in a condition in which you are unable to think clearly
1. The ball hit him in the head and knocked him silly.
2. He was beaten silly by thugs.
3. They drank themselves silly. [=they got extremely drunk]
• to an extreme degree
1. I'm scared silly [=I'm very scared] of speaking to such a large group.
2. She was bored silly throughout much of the class.